Body Mass Index is calculated by dividing a person's body weight in kilograms by his/her height is meters squared. Being obese and overweight are not the same. A BMI of 30 or more is considered obese and a BMI of 25-29.9 is considered overweight. The tendency towards obesity is encouraged by two bad habits: lack of physical activity and high-calorie food. In Ayurveda, the 'swastha-vritta' guidelines are useful in preventing obesity:
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